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Leading learning at home isn’t always an easy option but it’s a great way to help your child achieve their potential. Teaching is not a magical process, although us teachers like to pretend that it is. A few simple tricks and tools will help your child learn more effectively and will empower you to be more creative with your teaching. Each week I will update my blog with new ideas to help you- feel free to add suggestions and ask questions in the comments sections.

All about C. Week beginning 8/11/21.

This week's words are: 

Confiscate - to take with authority. For example, 'The police confiscated the man's phone.' The police are all...


11 November 2021
All about D. Week beginning 15/11/21

This week's words all start with the letter 'D,' and are as follows: 

Deploy- to bring something/ someone into action. 'The police wer...


11 November 2021
All about 'E.' Week beginning 22nd November

This week's words of the week are as follows: 

Enchant - to utterly charm someone or to put them under a spell. 'The princess was utte...


18 November 2021
Everything 'F'. Week beginning 29th November.

This week, we're all about the letter 'f,' which is fitting as we are well and truly heading towards the festive season! 

Frugal: care...


28 November 2021
All about G. Week beginning 6th December 2021.

This week's words all begin with the letter 'G.' So let's Get Going!

Gregarious: enjoys other people's company, very sociable. 'Sally held...


02 December 2021
Happy 'H.' Week beginning 13.12.21

Happy Holidays! This week we're all about the letter 'h.' 

Harmonious: free from disagreement, getting along nicely. I hope that your...


12 December 2021
2D Shape Vocabulary. Week beginning 10.01.22

This week's target is one after my own heart- it's a multi-tasker. It is both the learn by heart target for maths AND the words of the week for Eng...


09 January 2022
Happy homophones

For the next few weeks, our words will be homophones. These are words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings-...


13 January 2022
Homophones #2

More lovely homophones this week. Enjoy :) 

Isle- referring to an island. For example, 'The Isle of Man.' 

Aisle- a pathw...


20 January 2022
Vocabulary extension

As we draw near to our 11+ VR revision tests, the level of vocabulary required enlarges exponentially! Below is the word list for this week... spot...


10 March 2022
Synonyms list #2. 6.11.23

Welcome to week 2 of synonyms. I hope you'll be a whizz at these words: 

BLAME: accuse- criticize- condemn 

CONSIDER: del...


21 March 2022
Sensational synonyms set 3

Words of the week. Week beginning 15.11.23

STOP: discontinue- terminate- cease 

CHOOSE: designate- nominate- elect 

...


24 March 2022
Synonyms set 4. Week beginning 4th April 2022.

Hurrah and yippee, here come set 4 of our lovely synonyms. I hope you're all going to be super WHIZZ y with these by next week. 

HIDE:...


31 March 2022
Synonyms set 5. Week beginning 10th April 2022.

Hello there and welcome to our special Easter edition of words of the week. This week's words are: 

CHANGE: modify- amend- convert&nbs...


07 April 2022
Super synonyms- set 6. Week beginning 18/04/22

Happy Easter everyone! Here are a few words to learn while you eat your own body weight in chocolate eggs: 

Hurry: bolt- scamper- dart...


18 April 2022
Super synonyms- set 7. Week beginning 25/04/22

Welcome to synonyms set 7

SHY- coy- demure- timid 

HONEST- genuine- sincere- candid 

DRY- desiccated- arid-parche...


25 April 2022
Super synonyms- set 8. Week beginning 02/05/22

Hello and welcome to 'Super Synonyms Set 8.' 

This week's words are: 

CHANGEABLE- fluctuating- variable- volatile 


28 April 2022
Super synonyms, set 9. Week beginning 09/05/22

Hello and welcome to 'words of the week, set 9.' With only 2 weeks to go until our 'WHIZZ WORD WIZARD WEEK,' I'm sure that you are revising these w...


06 May 2022
Super synonyms, set 10. Week beginning 16/05/22

Hello there and welcome to 'super synonyms, set 10,' it's hard to believe that we've had 9 wonderful weeks of synonyms already! Do remember to stud...


12 May 2022
Words of the week. Week beginning 30.05.22

Welcome to 'words of the week.' The format of these has changed slightly as we head into some tricky waters of unknown (and sometimes completely bo...


26 May 2022
Whose or who's? Where in the world? Week beginning 05/06/22

This week's activities are all about 'whose or who's?' You need to know when to use the correct word in a sentence as it might appear in the gramma...


05 June 2022
Old and New and Synonyms. Week beginning 13.06.22

This week, we are covering 2 sets of words from our Toucan books. 

Set 1: Synonyms: intelligent- clever, fraction- part, start- commen...


09 June 2022
Indescribable idioms. Week beginning 20th June 2022.

This week we dive into the wonderful world of idioms. Idioms are (usually old) sayings that have different meanings, for example, 'To sit on the fe...


16 June 2022
Maths vocabulary. Week beginning 27/06/22

Ah, maths vocabulary, we meet again! This week's maths words are a combination of familiar and unfamiliar words, they do need to be written into yo...


26 June 2022
Maths vocabulary #2. Week beginning 4th July 2022.

More lovely maths words coming your way! This week, you will recieve a quiz and wordsearch by the power of the Internet. Your key words are as foll...


01 July 2022
Words of the week. Week beginning 11.07.22

How well do you know your orchestra? What a strange question! Well, as always the 11+ demands that you know some rather obscure vocabulary, the ins...


06 July 2022
Wonderful Whizz Words are Back! Week beginning 18.07.22

Ah, Whizz Words, how we've missed you! This week's words are listed below, make sure that you learn them by heart: 

RICH- prosperous-...


18 July 2022
Whizz Words Set 11. Week beginning 25.07.22

Happy holidays everyone. What better way to spend your leisure time than by revising these wonderful whizzy words: 

IMPERFECTION- flaw...


21 July 2022
Words of the week: English grammar self-check. Week beginning 01.08.22

This week's words of the week are all words you will have covered at school during your grammar, punctuation and spelling lessons. Your job is to w...


29 July 2022
Synonyms set 13. Week beginning 15th August 2022.

Welcome to Whizz Board week everyone. Make sure you revise sets 10, 11 and 12 as well as learning these wonderful, whizzy words this week: 


04 August 2022
Awesome antonyms. Week beginning 15th August 2022.

Happy holidays everyone. This week, we're taking a short break from Whizz Words as we grapple with some adventurous antonyms. A wordsearch and acti...


12 August 2022
Words of the week. Week beginning 05.09.22. NVR vocab.

You should recognise this week's mighty 'Words of the Week' as they are all related to NVR. Through the mighty power of the Internet, a wordsearch...


01 September 2022
Words of the week. Week beginning 12.09.22

This week's words and many and varied. For homework, you will recieve a list of no less than 36 words. Your job is to locate definitions and write...


08 September 2022
Year 5 words of the week #1. Week beginning 17.10.22. bi- tele-trans

Welcome to your first 'words of the week' blog. This week, we are learning words with the bi-, tele- and trans- prefixes, that is, they have bi-, t...


17 October 2022
Words of the week: ambitious verbs. Week beginning 09.10.23

This week, we have turned our attention in session to the wonderful world of English and VR. As part of our work on word classifications, we have b...


23 October 2022
Words of the week. Ambitious verbs #2. Week beginning 02.10.23

Here are this week's 'words of the week,' ambitious verbs set 2. 

detain- enrage- elude- forge- hinder- infer- implicate- languish- lu...


01 November 2022
Year 5 words of the week. 07.11.22. Happy and sad.

Hello everyone and welcome to your words of the week. This week, we are looking at words that mean happy and sad. 

content- bliss- gri...


07 November 2022
Year 5 words of the week, wb. 16.10.23 Cheeky synonyms.

This week's words are cheeky synonyms- cheeky because their synonym partner (that means the same) will only appear in the wordsearch that has hopef...


14 November 2022
Maths words of the week. Week beginning 21st November. Year 5.

This week, we are 'killing two birds with one stone,' (that's an idiom, more on those later) by combining our maths vocab and words of the week. Ou...


21 November 2022
Weather words. Year 5. Week beginning 28th November 2022.

We Brits love the weather- whether we're complaining about it, or simply putting on our wellies and puddle jumping- it's simply our favour...


28 November 2022
Technical English vocabulary. Week beginning 05.12.22

This week, we are having a round-up of the technical English vocabulary we've learned so far. Your words of the week all need to be added to your j...


05 December 2022
Brilliant buildings. Week beginning 27th November 2023.

We are learning words to describe different types of buildings this week. Find pictures of these different types of buildings- make sure you know w...


16 December 2022
Words of the week: colours. Week beginning 08.01.23

To help you learn these words: search for them online so you know what they look like, group them and try to use them as WOW words in your writing...


06 January 2023
Hobbies. What even is philately? Week beginning 01.01.24

What is philately? I hear you cry! Find out please and let me know. 

Here's a hint: it's something to do with hobbies. 

H...


12 January 2023
Words of the week: technical English set #2. Week beginning 15.01.24

Hi everyone. 

Words of the week this week are few but mighty. They are essential to English as well as VR. There are websites below if...


19 January 2023
Words of the week. Week beginning 22.01.24. The Human Body.

This week we are learning some of the lesser known words relating to parts of the body. See if you can identify where these are on your body: ...


26 January 2023
3D shapes words of the week. Year 5. Week beginning 8th January 2024.

Hello everyone. You are in luck this week as our words of the week and learn by heart are combined- two targets for the price of one. Hurrah!

...


02 February 2023
Antonyms. Week beginning 6th March 2023.

After our assessment hiatus, words of the week are BACK! Happy days. This week, we are focussing on antonyms- words that mean the opposites of each...


02 March 2023
Words of the week. Beginning 20.03.23

Hello everyone, welcome to this week's words of the week. They are as follows: 

flee- secure-bolt-supervise-intellect-acidic-resentful...


16 March 2023
Super Synonyms Set 1. Week beginning 27th March 2023.

This week, you will be entering the strange and wondeful world of Whizz Words. This is the craziest and, quite posibly, most annoying game on the p...


23 March 2023
Super synonyms set 2. Week beginning 17.04.23

Welcome to 'Super Synonyms Set 2'. In preparation for next week's Whizz boards, please learn the following sets of words: 

Blame: accu...


17 April 2023
Words of the week. Brilliant books. Week beginning 24.04.23

This week, we're learning vocabulary related to the brilliant world of books. Make sure you know what these words mean please: 

editor...


20 April 2023
Random synonyms of the week! Week beginning 15.05.23

This week's words seem completely random and absolutely mysterious until you complete your quiz and wordsearch for homework. Then, like Harry Potte...


04 May 2023
Whizz set 4. Week beginning 15/05/23

Hello lovely people. Here are your words of the week, Whizz set 4. See if you can fathom a way to remember them accurately! 

Hide- con...


11 May 2023
Wonderful Whizz Set 5. Week beginning 29/05/23.

Hello and welcome to 'Wonderful Whizz Set 5.' This week we're all about modifying our expectations and initiating our best learning behaviours to e...


28 May 2023
Year 5 Words of the Week. 23.10.23.Whizz words #1

What are 'Whizz Words'? I hear you cry. Whizz words are the single most exciting way to learn and revise vocabulary- I kid you not! So, learn these...


18 October 2023
Year 5. Week beginning 13.11.23. Excellent English words.

During our lesson this week, we have been looking at English grammar, specifically coordinating conjunctions using our FANBOYS. 

To ma...


08 November 2023
Super senses. Week beginning 05.02.24

Are you someone with a delicate nose? Can you detect the fragrant bouquet of flowers or the stagnant stench of toilet water? 

Does a s...


02 February 2024
Week beginning 30th September. Time for our words of the week!

Hello and welcome to 'Words of the Week.' These are a weekly collection of words that will help in both your VR and English. Your first job is to p...


27 September 2024